Provider Education

Sign up now for first-quarter IHCP workshops

The Indiana Health Coverage Programs (IHCP) is once again offering educational workshops to providers free of charge. First-quarter offerings include sessions led by HP, as well as by the managed care entities (MCEs):

HP sessions

  • Provider Enrollment -- This session provides an overview of the changes to provider enrollment as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Providers learn how processes for enrollment applications and screening, rendering provider linkages, and provider profile updates have changed. This session is ideal for credentialing personnel and staff responsible for maintaining the accuracy of provider profile information.
  • IHCP Updates -- This session covers changes to the IHCP program.
  • Manually Priced Claims Billing -- This session provides detailed information about billing claims to the IHCP when a billed code is manually priced and requires an invoice for payment calculation.
  • Finance -- This session provides detailed information regarding all financial transactions, including adjustments (check-related, noncheck-related, and nonclaim-specific), expenditures, nonclaim-specific payouts, and accounts receivables.

MCE sessions

  • Indiana Care Select Updates -- Presented by representatives of ADVANTAGE Health SolutionsSM, this session presents updates to the Care Select program for 2012, as well as updates and reminders of other changes, including Electronic Health Records (EHR) and the upcoming implementation of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10).
    • Coverage of bridge appointments
    • Indiana Care Select referrals
    • Working with a member's care management organization (CMO)
    • Primary medical provider (PMP) enrollment using the universal provider enrollment and credentialing form
  • MDwise Hoosier Healthwise and Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) Updates -- Presented by representatives of MDwise, this session covers recent updates to MDwise Hoosier Healthwise and HIP for first-quarter 2012, including:
    • Hoosier Healthwise plan updates
    • HIP plan updates
    • Hoosier Healthwise and HIP behavioral health updates
  • Quality and Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) -- An overview of quality assurance processes with Anthem, including HEDIS measures, as well as member eligibility and the managed care model. This session also includes general updates from Anthem.
  • MHS and Cenpatico Behavioral Health: 2012 Updates for Hoosier Healthwise and Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) -- MHS and CBH representatives will cover important updates for 2012, including information related to the MHS website update, 5010 compliance, prior authorization changes, National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) editing, and pay-for-performance initiatives. You will receive tools and resources to promote increased performance in 2012.

For more information, including locations and times, see 2012 First-Quarter Provider Workshops. To register, visit the Workshop Registration page of this site.

City Date Location Address
Fort Wayne February 23 Parkview Education Center 10501 Corporate Drive
Muncie February 28 Ball Memorial Hospital Outpatient Medical Pavilion #1 2525 West University Avenue
Mishawaka March 1 St. Joseph Regional Medical Center 5215 Holy Cross Parkway
East Chicago March 7 St. Catherine Hospital This workshop will be conducted via virtual room - see following paragraph for details.
Bloomington March 13 Bloomington Hospital, Wegmiller Auditorium 601 W. 2nd Street
Indianapolis March 21 Wishard Hospital, Myers Auditorium 1001 W. 10th Street
Lafayette March 27 Unity Hospital 1345 Unity Place
Evansville March 28 Deaconess Hospital This workshop will be conducted via virtual room - see following paragraph for details

East Chicago first-quarter workshop is now a Virtual room workshop, March 7, 2012

This workshop includes all the sessions by HP and the MCEs listed previously. Best of all, because this is virtual training, your staff doesn't need to leave the office! Be sure to register early, as participants are limited to 125 per session. The virtual room training begins at 8:30 a.m. Central Standard Time. Register now.

You will need a phone and a computer.

Phone number: 1-877-675-4345; Pass Code: 587-174-7309

  • Click the previous virtual training with your registered date. Locate the date of the training in the preceding table and click the virtual room link to access the session on your computer.
  • Enter your name in the name field.
  • Click Go to connect.

If you prefer to print a hard copy of the presentations, please use the following links:

Enrollment presentation

IHCP Updates presentation

Finance presentation

Manual Pricing presentation

After the presentations, please tell us what you think:

  • Enrollment Workshop survey
  • IHCP Updates Workshop survey
  • Finance workshop survey
  • Manual Pricing Workshop survey
  • Indiana Care Select Workshop survey
  • MDWise, Hoosier Healthwise, Healthy Indiana Plan Workshop survey
  • Quality and HEDIS Workshop survey
  • MHS and Cenpatico Behavioral Health Workshop survey

evansville first-quarter workshop is now a  Virtual room workshop, March 28, 2012,

This workshop includes all the sessions provided by HP and the MCEs listed previously. Best of all, because this is virtual training, your staff doesn't need to leave the office! Be sure to register early, as participants are limited to 125 per session. The virtual room training begins at 8:30 a.m. Central Standard Time. Register now.

You will need a phone and a computer.

Phone number: 1-877-675-4345; Pass Code: 587-174-7309

After the presentations, please tell us what you think:

  • Enrollment Workshop survey
  • IHCP Updates Workshop survey
  • Finance Workshop survey
  • Manual Pricing Workshop survey
  • Indiana Care Select Workshop survey
  • MDWise, Hoosier Healthwise and Healthy Indiana Plan Workshop survey
  • Quality and HEDIS Workshop survey
  • MHS and Cenpatico Behavioral Health Workshop survey

Make life easier by attending one of these convenient virtual sessions!

Can't get away from the office? With virtual room training, you can stay at the office and receive valuable information to increase your understanding of how Medicaid claims processing works and to streamline your Medicaid transactions. Choose your date and register early -- see the Workshop Registration page on this website to secure your place at this session. Participants are limited to 125 per session.

Web interChange virtual room training coming in January 2012!

This two-hour virtual training session provides an excellent tutorial for using Web interChange. Topics covered include:

  • Creating new users
  • Assigning permissions
  • Identifying the reason for claim denials
  • Correcting claims online
  • Obtaining prior authorization status
  • And more

Register now!

You will need a phone and a computer.

Phone number: 1-877-675-4345; Pass code: 587-174-7309

  • Click the previous virtual training with your registered date.
  • Enter your name in the name field.
  • Click Go to connect.

After the presentation, please take the survey.